Based in Chicago, FAAR launched in 2018 and ran through 2021 with a series of events and workshops in the local area and around the country.
Our Activities included:
….narrative, historical, cultural, and curatorial accounts of our ongoing quest to understand ourselves within the universe.
A discussion on design and science intersections, the many versions of creativity, and physical and mental wellbeing on Earth and in space. This is an excerpt from FAAR Report issue n.2, Signals of Change: Intersections
A discussion on artscience collaboration, the organizational value of multidisciplinary work, and telematic art. This is an excerpt from FAAR Report issue n.2, Signals of Change: Intersections
A discussion on inspiration from space exploration, fashion’s role in the new space age, and how space is the new black. This is an excerpt from FAAR Report issue n.2, Signals of Change: Intersections
A discussion on multidisciplinary collaboration, the power of fashion as a tool for expression and identity, and storytelling through scientific artifacts. This is an excerpt from FAAR Report issue n.2, Signals of Change: Intersections
A series of co-creative frameworks for exploring preferred futures
An infographic analysis of fashion and space activities that can positively impact the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
A video exploring speculative methods for futuring peace.
This two-question survey is part of an ongoing discussion about our future as a spacefaring society.
From the Space Age of the 1960s up to today, this timeline tracks key moments in the dialogue between fashion and space.
This is an unprecedented opportunity to consider universal design solutions that could make the world safer and healthier. To go beyond compliance with accessibility laws, companies and designers can instead aspire to design for the benefit of the greatest number of people.